8.March 21has been declared World Sleep Day,a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep.Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.
According to a 2014poll(民意調(diào)查) by the National Sleep Foundation,nearly 4in 5Americans don't get as much sleep as they should during the workweek.On average,adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night,although some can manage with less and some won't do well without more.But the survey found that,on workdays,only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep,and another 21% get less than six
To many of us,the thought of spending more time sleeping is,well,a big yawn.On the other hand,the thought of being smarter,thinner,healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal.And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep,researchers say.Also on the plus side:We're likely to have better skin,better memories better judgment,and,oh,yes,longer lives
"When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason,it influences your performance the next day,"said Dr Alon Avidan,director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.
A study published last year found the same to be true even of children.When kids aged 8t0 12slept for just one hour less for four nights,they didn't function as well during the day.
But sleeping has an image problem"We see napping or steeping as lazy,"said Jennfer Vriend,a clinical psychologist in Ottawa,Canada,and the leading author of the study with children"We put so much emphasis on diet,nutrition and exercise.Sleep is in the back seat.""In fact,"she added,"no matter how much we work out,no matter how well we eat,we can't be in top physical shape unless we
also get plenty of sleep"
24.The underlined part in Paragraph I meansC.
A.to wake up the sleepers
B.to serve as a morning call
C.to draw people's attention
D.to declare the special day
25.From Paragraph 3we can infer thatC.
A.Being healthier is one of the advantages for us
B.sleeping has nothing to do with one's expectations
C.enough sleep is the guarantee(保證) of the appealing things
D.spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time
26.What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies thatA.
A.people care little about sleeping
B sleeping is an image problem
C.lazy people tend to sleep long
D.sleeping is only part of our life
27.What is the purpose of the passage?D
A.To talk about people's sleeping problems
B.To provide an investigation result of sleeping
C.To stress the function of sleeping at night
D.To arouse(引起) the awareness of enough sleeping.
分析 文章大意:3月21日為世界睡眠日,作者希望這個(gè)日子能引起大家的關(guān)注.文章通過美國(guó)睡眠協(xié)會(huì)的一個(gè)民意調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)大部分美國(guó)人在工作日期間睡眠是不夠的,論述了睡眠和工作、學(xué)習(xí)之間的關(guān)系以及產(chǎn)生的影響,最后得出結(jié)論,好的睡眠是好身體的保證
解答 24.C 詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)文章第一段可知充足的睡眠是非常的重要的,聯(lián)系前后可知專家希望大家能夠引起重視,結(jié)合選項(xiàng),故C為正確答案.
25.C 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段段內(nèi)容To many of us,the thought of spending more time sleeping is,well,a big yawn.On the other hand,the thought of being smarter,thinner,healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal可知,充足的睡眠是做好事的保證,故答案為C.
26.A 推理判斷題.理解文章最后一段We see napping or sleeping as lazy可知,人們認(rèn)為午睡或者是睡覺是懶惰的行為,說明人們對(duì)睡眠極不重視,故選A.
27.D 寫作意圖題. 通過理解文章主旨可知作者一再?gòu)?qiáng)調(diào)睡眠對(duì)身體的重要性以及人們對(duì)其的忽視,意在提醒人們應(yīng)該對(duì)睡眠引起重視,故D為正確選項(xiàng)
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